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false

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1. false - Noun

2. false - Adjective

3. false - Verb

4. false - Adverb

6. false - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.

Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.

Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.

Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.

Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.

Not in tune.

Not truly; not honestly; falsely.

To report falsely; to falsify.

To betray; to falsify.

To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.

To feign; to pretend to make.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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a put-on childish voice Source: Internet

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